A Very Enjoyable Weekend

This weekend was a lot of fun. On Saturday, I led the agriculture session, and I don't think anyone caught on to the fact that I have never practiced agriculture in my life. Afterwards, I walked around my area a lot to familiarize myself. There is a disused train station about 50 meters from my house. It is a shame that they have let the railway go, since the lines are there, they just need maintenance. I also saw the portable metal homes where the police stay. The checkpoint is near my house also, so they are my neighbors. I also found the Maktau War Cemetery. It is a small memorial with the names of Indian soldiers who died during WWI. I am rather confused as to how it came to be in Kenya, but I imagine I will find out in time. Most of what I saw, however, was dying maize crops. Even though I am in Coast province, we are pretty far from the water, and the rains came much too late this year.

I had my first adventures in cooking also. With no table, I was a little limited. On Saturday, I made an omelette. I tried adding eggs to sauteing onion and tomato instead of the other way around (ingredients: 36 shilling=46 cents). It didn't look so pretty, but it tasted fine. On Sunday, I basically just threw onions, tomatoes and curry on some rice. It was pretty enjoyable, and even looked edible. I still haven't made any ugali.

MOST IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT: I have a bed! Last night, it was delivered, and we assembled it. No more sleeping on a mattress wrapped in plastic on my floor. I put on the sheets, and slept amazingly well last night. I also discovered during the afternoon that the coolest and most bug-free room I have is my bafu. I brought a chair there and sat and read for part of the afternoon.